The law firm of suspended St. Petersburg attorney Mark Stopa is in such chaos that much of its staff has quit — some after suffering stress-related breakdowns — and a liquidation bankruptcy filing is imminent.

In an emergency motion filed this week in a North Florida court, the Tampa lawyer who took over Stopa’s 4,200 pending cases said the firm is not able to make payroll or hire and train new employees.

“The firm’s remaining attorneys cannot possibly respond to the clients’ needs or provide the representation that the firm’s clients deserve,” lawyer Richard Mockler wrote in the motion.

It is unclear who will now represent the thousands of homeowners throughout Florida who had sought the help of Stopa’s law firm in saving their homes.